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Mamdani BQE Plan Teases Brooklyn Third Av. Redesign Stalled by Adams
Mamdani will pursue "a traffic safety redesign of Third Avenue in Sunset Park," officials said.
August 26, 2026
Department of Trucks: Brooklynites Beg for Relief on Third Ave. as Safety Redesign Stalls
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
June 12, 2026
Green-Wood Cemetery Wants Protected Bike Lane, New Sunset Park Entrance
Green-Wood? Green-Way!
May 7, 2026
Sunset Park To Mamdani: Make Third Av. Safe After Adams Abandoned Deadly Corridor
Mayor Mamdani must fulfill his campaign promise to revive a critical safety street redesign of Third Avenue in Sunset Park, residents and advocates demanded on Monday.
May 5, 2026
Fixing Third Ave. Was Once ‘Top of List’ For Eric Adams — But as Mayor He Backed Off
Mayor Adams has delayed a redesign of Brooklyn's Third Avenue despite once saying safety fixes there should be "at the top of our list."
July 17, 2025
‘Preventable’: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Two on Third Av. Corridor Eric Adams Refuses to Make Safer
A motorist struck and killed two men on a strip where Mayor Adams recently shelved a safety redesign amid a backlash from local business interests.
July 11, 2025
Anatomy of a Debacle: Business Owners Use False Fears, Mayor Adams Stalls Third Av. Safety Plan
It takes just a handful of opponents to derail street safety in Adams's New York.
April 16, 2025
DOT Stalls Brooklyn’s Third Ave. Bike Lanes After Biz Pushback
The agency says it needs to do – wait for it – "additional outreach," which is City Hall's kiss of death.
April 7, 2025
City Delays Road Diet Under BQE Despite Hyping Its ‘Reconnect Communities’ Effort
Officials touted new concepts to improve the streetscape around the BQE — but was wavering on plans to do just that on Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Streetsblog has learned.
October 9, 2024
Dead Trees Highlight Multiple City Failures on Sunset Park Greenway
Twenty-four trees were planted along Sunset Park’s greenway in 2022. Eighteen are now dead. And therein lies a story.
September 4, 2024
